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  1. 🥚 NEW: Space junk threatens #spacecraft and #astronauts. Engineers at Dalian University of #Technology built #aluminum "eggshell" arrays that deform together to spread impact #energy, with #water-filled versions dampening shockwaves further, cutting a projectile’s velocity by nearly 65% in tests.

    👉 popsci.com/technology/egg-insp

    #space #spacejunk #biomimicry #engineering #science #materialsscience #satellite #eggs #tech #physics #innovation #aluminium

  2. 🥚 NEW: Space junk threatens #spacecraft and #astronauts. Engineers at Dalian University of #Technology built #aluminum "eggshell" arrays that deform together to spread impact #energy, with #water-filled versions dampening shockwaves further, cutting a projectile’s velocity by nearly 65% in tests.

    👉 popsci.com/technology/egg-insp

    #space #spacejunk #biomimicry #engineering #science #materialsscience #satellite #eggs #tech #physics #innovation #aluminium

  3. 🥚 NEW: Space junk threatens #spacecraft and #astronauts. Engineers at Dalian University of #Technology built #aluminum "eggshell" arrays that deform together to spread impact #energy, with #water-filled versions dampening shockwaves further, cutting a projectile’s velocity by nearly 65% in tests.

    👉 popsci.com/technology/egg-insp

    #space #spacejunk #biomimicry #engineering #science #materialsscience #satellite #eggs #tech #physics #innovation #aluminium

  4. 🥚 NEW: Space junk threatens #spacecraft and #astronauts. Engineers at Dalian University of #Technology built #aluminum "eggshell" arrays that deform together to spread impact #energy, with #water-filled versions dampening shockwaves further, cutting a projectile’s velocity by nearly 65% in tests.

    👉 popsci.com/technology/egg-insp

    #space #spacejunk #biomimicry #engineering #science #materialsscience #satellite #eggs #tech #physics #innovation #aluminium

  5. 🥚 NEW: Space junk threatens #spacecraft and #astronauts. Engineers at Dalian University of #Technology built #aluminum "eggshell" arrays that deform together to spread impact #energy, with #water-filled versions dampening shockwaves further, cutting a projectile’s velocity by nearly 65% in tests.

    👉 popsci.com/technology/egg-insp

    #space #spacejunk #biomimicry #engineering #science #materialsscience #satellite #eggs #tech #physics #innovation #aluminium

  6. NYU researchers found that oil droplets can change shape and swallow their surroundings, much like living cells do. #biomimicry

    phys.org/news/2026-07-oil-drop

  7. NYU researchers found that oil droplets can change shape and swallow their surroundings, much like living cells do. #biomimicry

    phys.org/news/2026-07-oil-drop

  8. NYU researchers found that oil droplets can change shape and swallow their surroundings, much like living cells do. #biomimicry

    phys.org/news/2026-07-oil-drop

  9. NYU researchers found that oil droplets can change shape and swallow their surroundings, much like living cells do. #biomimicry

    phys.org/news/2026-07-oil-drop

  10. 💁🏻‍♀️ TIL: 🦋✨ #Butterfly wing #color comes from #pterin crystals that bend and scatter #light rather than absorb it, keeping colors vivid without fading.

    Chemists developed a faster method to grow these #crystals without toxic solvents, producing small amounts of eco-friendly, non-toxic #pigment. The work points toward glitter made from #DNA-related compounds as a planet-friendlier alternative.

    👉 popsci.com/science/dolly-parto

    #butterflies #biomimicry #chemistry #sustainability #science #nature #innovation #northeastern #environment #dollyparton #ecofriendly #materials

  11. 💁🏻‍♀️ TIL: 🦅💨 The nankeen #kestrel, a tiny Australian #falcon, flies with exceptional stability in turbulent winds, inspiring one international #research team.

    Wind tunnel #experiments showed wing and tail extensions helped #birds maintain lift and reduce #flight irregularities. The team aims to integrate these features into small #drones as #climatechange increases atmospheric #turbulence.

    👉 popsci.com/technology/falcon-a

    #biomimicry #nankeekestrel #engineering #robotics #climate #aviation #australia #animals #technology #tech

  12. Ok, while I do understand some of the science behind them, modern very high-resolution imaging tools in the nanometer scale are nothing short of pure #SciFiScience, say nothing of the applications they can unlock.

    Link: nature.com/articles/s41563-026

    #Microscopy #Nanotech #Biomimicry

  13. Bioinspired engineering: the eye of a parasitic fly of a wasp (Strepsiptera) deviates from the standard insect compound eye in interesting ways:

    “Xenos peckii vision inspires an ultrathin digital camera”, Keum et al. 2018
    nature.com/articles/s41377-018

    Taking advantage of the present state of a still ongoing many-million year evolutionary process.

    #Strepsiptera #biomimicry #bioinspired #engineering